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Ajay Ratra

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Ajay Ratra

Born: 13 December 1981, Faridabad, Haryana
Major Teams: Haryana, India.
Known As: Ajay Ratra
Also Known As: Bunty
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: India v West Indies at Port of Spain, 2nd Test, 2001/02
Latest Test:
India v England at The Oval, 4th Test, 2002

ODI Debut:
India v England at Calcutta, 1st ODI, 2001/02
Latest ODI:
India v England at The Oval, NatWest Series, 2002

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 05/09/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    6   10   1   163  115*  18.11  30.58   1   0   11   2

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               1      0     1    0    -     -      0   0    -   1.00

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 09/07/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   12    8   1    90   30   12.85  70.86   0   0   11   5

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1998/99 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   36   59  10  1211  115*  24.71   2   7   72  14

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               1      0     1    0    -     -      0   0    -   1.00

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1999/00 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   31   24   5   392   73*  20.63   0   2   31  13

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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After a long stint on the fringes, playing with the Under-19 team and the National Cricket Academy, Ajay Ratra broke into the Indian team in the one-dayers against England in early 2002. This was not before the Indian team had exhausted all other options, trying out Sameer Dighe, Vijay Dahiya and Deep Dasgupta. Ratra, diminutive, agile and as restless as a cat on a hot tin roof, impressed at once.

A natural keeper, Ratra's intuitive movement towards the ball and basic technique impressed pundits, especially in comparison to a lacklustre, low-on-confidence Dasgupta. However, it was not until the tour of West Indies that Ratra got a taste of Test cricket.

The young Haryana stumper made his debut in India's victory at Port-of-Spain. While his glove-work was tidy enough, his batting showed more than a hint of nerves. It appeared that he was simply out of his league, faltering to scores of 0, 2, 1 and 13 before coming of age with a gritty innings of 115 in the fourth Test at Antigua.

Although the match was drawn, Ratra will remember it for some time to come. With each side finishing just one innings on a dead wicket, Ratra had the chance to roll his arm over when stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid summoned him to bowl on the last day. Ratra had never bowled even in a first-class match before, and his neat figures of 1-0-1-0 will no doubt raise a chuckle or two when he looks back at the game, but it was his century that earned him the Man of the Match award. (Anand Vasu)


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